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GEORGE H. ooLLEY, E JA'cKsoN, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoE To oHAELEs W.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,022, dated August22, 1882.

Application filed March 21, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom llt may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. CoLLEY, of thecity and county ofJaokson,in the State of Michigan, have invented anImprovement in Corsets, ot' which the following is a specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of corsets,bymeans of which a great- 1oeradjustabilit-y may be had than in corsets of the ordinaryconstruction, that V'may be more easily adapted to the varying shapes ofdifferent wearers, and in which means are provided for presenting anunyielding bearing-surface over that portion ofthe spille of the wearerat the point usually embraced by the waistbands or belts ot' theunder-garments.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement ofparts, substanzo tially as more full y hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the front and one side of my corset,and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents the front section, H H the side sections, and E the backsection. rlhis back section is preferably made in one piece, asrepresented, although it may be made in as many pieces as 3o may befound convenient. for economy ot' manufacture or comfort. In the backsection are formed two openings-one above and the other below the waist(lr-which openings divide the back section into Wings B B, above andbelow the waist portion. The two wings B B thus formed are adj ustablysecured together at the top and bottom by two separate lacings, F, inorder that the top and bottom may be separately adjusted to accommodatepersons ot' dit'- 40 ferent bust and hip measurement, but ofsubstantially the same waist-measure.

In order to further accommodate this corset to persons of differentsize, I make the side sections, H H, in two separate pieces, each being4 5 out away at the hip portion, and connect them by means of'eyeletsandlacings G and a strap, D, which allow of vertical adjustment, and yetat the same time admit of adjusting the size of the hip-openin gimmediately under the la- It is evidentthat the wings of the backsection may be made in separate pieces joined rigidly together or to aseparate band at G made with side sections consisting of two partsconnected by awaist portion', with the openings above and below saidwaist portion permanently closed by elastic gores, and with the outerends of the parts Lforming the openings rigidly connected by a bindingto prevent the parts from separating at the top and bottom edges of thecorset; and I do not claim such construction. v

XVhat I claim as new is- 1. In a corset, a back section havingwingsadjustably secured together by lacings above and below the waist portionG, in combination with side sections secured together bylacings,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a corset, the back section, E, consisting ot' wings B B,permanently connected by a waist portion, Gr, and having an openingbelow and above said waist portion, in combination with means,substantially' as described, for uniting the upper and lower portions ofthe wings, whereby the size of either of the openings can be enlarged ordiminished independently of the other, as set forth.

3. In a corset, the back section, E, made in a single piece, and havingwings B IB, united by lacing-s above and below the waist portion Gr,substantially as described.

4. In a corset, the back section, E, having wings BB, united by lacin gsabove and below the waist portion G, between said lacings, incombination with the frpnt sections, A, adjustably secured to said backsection by lacings (l and strap D in the side sections, H substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

GEO. H. COLLEY. VWitnesses:

W. J. REYNOLDS, L. U. CHANDLER.

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